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2017 Cannondale

Habit 4

A 27.5″ aluminum frame full suspension trail bike with upper mid-range components.
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Manufacturer Price

$2,899
FrameAluminum
SuspensionFull, 120 / 120mm
ForkRockShox Revelation RC
ShockRockShox Monarch RT
Wheels27.5″ Aluminum
Drivetrain2 × 11
GroupsetSLX
BrakesShimano Deore Hydraulic Disc
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Gearing

A bike with lower gearing will be easier to ride up steep hills, while a higher top end means it will pedal faster down hills.

Lowest gear

(climbing)

27 mph

Habit 4

26 mph

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Reviews
Pinkbike
Field Test: Trance vs Sensor vs Habit vs SB130

Dec 2018 · Daniel Sapp

Which one would you pick? Pinkbike's tech editors choose between the GT Sensor, Yeti SB130, Giant Trance 29, and Cannondale Habit.

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Bicycling
The New Habit Carbon 3 Is Cannondale’s Best Mountain Bike Ever

Oct 2018 · Matt Phillips

This supple trail bike is ready for the woods.

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Loam Wolf
Cannondale Launches New Habit

Oct 2018

Re-engineered and re-imagined with modern geometry, great spec and groundbreaking suspension technology, the Habit promises to maximize the fun factor on more trails, for more riders.

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Mountain Bike Action
Cannondale Introduces New Habit 29

Oct 2018 · McCoy

Progressive geometry with some special sauce

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MTB Mag
[First Ride] The New Cannondale Habit 29

Oct 2018 · Francesco Mazza

In July 2015 we were in Friborg, at the European headquarters of Cannondale in Germany, for the presentation of the first model of the Habit, the trail bike of the Big C. In recent days we returned to the Friborg headquarters for the press presentation of the new Habit model that Cannondale has completely redesigned, starting with the wheels which are now 29 inches, then moving up to the new suspension system and the new Proportional Response concept that we will walk though in this article. We tested the Carbon 2 set-up in a full day of riding in the Black Forest, the

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Bikerumor
Long Term Review: Cannondale Bad Habit Carbon 2 mountain bike

Nov 2017 · John Herron

The Cannondale Bad Habit Carbon 2 combines floaty 27.5+ wheels with 120mm full suspension, resulting in a very fun and forgiving trail bike.  This was my first long term exposure to a fully suspended plus bike, and I was initially skeptical about having both large volume tires and dual suspension. However, like adding butter to …

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BikeRadar
Cannondale Habit Alloy 4 review

Jul 2016 · Guy Kesteven

Excellent fork, dynamic handling and lively rear make the Habit a distinctively charismatic singletrack whip. Buy if you want a poised, super capable short-travel trail bike that'll keep you grinning for the long term

Highs
  • Pitch-perfect geometry for ups and down

  • Excellent Lefty fork

  • Usefully flexy back end

Lows
  • On the hefty side (though you don't often notice)

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MTBR
Cannondale Bad Habit 27.5 Plus bike first look

Jul 2016 · Francis Cebedo

Cannondale joined the Plus Bike party around December of last year with the Bad Habit 1 and Bad Habit 2 aluminum models. Now they have a carbon model called the the Bad Habit Carbon. - Mtbr.com

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Geometry
Specs
Build
Frame

Habit 27.5, 120mm, SmartForm C1 Alloy, Carbon Link, BB30, Flat Mount Brake, Pivoting Der Hanger, 1.5 Si headtube

BB StandardBB30, 120mm, Press Fit

Fork

Rock Shox Revelation RL , 120mm, tapered steerer, Solo Air, 15mm Maxle Lite, 42mm offset

Travel120mm

Spring TypeAir

Shock

RockShox Monarch RT w/ high volume eyelet, 120mm travel

Travel120mm

Bottom Bracket

FSA MegaExo

Headset

Cannondale HeadShok Si, Tapered

Stem

Cannondale C3, 6061 Alloy, 31.8, 5 deg.

Handlebar

Cannondale C3 riser, Alloy, 4 degree upsweep, 9 degree backsweep, 760x15mm

Saddle

Cannondale Stage 3

Seatpost

Cannondale C3, 6061 alloy, 31.6x350mm (S,M) 400mm (L,X)

TypeRigid

Pedals

N/A

Grips

Cannondale Dual Locking Grips

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano SLX, 11-speed

Front Derailleur

Shimano SLX

Crank

FSA Comet MegaExo, 36/26, 11-speed

Shifters

Shimano SLX, 11-speed

Cassette

SunRace 11-speed, 11-42

Chain

KMC X11, 11-speed

Brakes

Shimano Deore hydraulic disc, 180/160mm

TypeShimano Deore Hydraulic Disc

Brake Levers

Shimano Deore

Wheels
Rims

WTB STP i23 TCS, 32 hole, Tubeless Ready

Spokes

14g Stainless, Black

Front Hub

Formula with HG driver 142x12 rear

Rear Hub

Formula with HG driver 142x12 rear

Tires

Schwalbe Nobby Nic Performance 27.5x2.35 front, 2.25 rear, TwinSkin, tubeless ready

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